Amazing Tribute Video From The Little Girl In Missy Elliot's Music Video
- Marilyn Ojehonmon Nwene
- Feb 12, 2015
- 2 min read

Hey guys! Do you all remember the little girl from Missy Elliot's "Work It" music video? Her name is Alyson Stoner. If you watched the last the 2015 Super Bowl, Alyson was the only 'item' missing at Missy's performance.
Stoner is a big girl now and in an exclusive interview with Buzzfeed, she gives an update on the projects she's working on. She also gave us a first look at the awesome Missy tribute video she made, where she recreated her old dance moves with the original dancers from the videos. She still has it!
How did you get the job to begin with?
I showed up to a dance studio with 300 competitive little hopefuls wearing my Limited Too sweat outfit and rhinestone bandana. Hi-Hat taught us the choreography and we performed it through several rounds of cuts. I think my early training with a Broadway professional helped with showmanship thankfully.
What’s your best memory of Missy from the set?
To this day, I remember vividly Missy Elliott, Ludacris, and my grandma riding in a golf cart to set. My grandma went back to Ohio and told her bowling friends, “Guess what? I was riding to set with Missy and Ridiculous!”
Did you get recognized a lot after the video premiered?
I already wore pigtails everyday, and you cannot hide behind those Dora the Explorer bangs, so after the video premiere, I would get stopped several times a day and asked to do the routine.

Alyson Stoner
Did you get to keep the clothes from the videos?
We handmade my pink jumpsuit for the VMAs and to this day I have it somewhere in a storage bin.
How did your friends take it?
My friends were 10 years old when the video aired, so none of them knew who Missy Elliott was, and therefore, only cared about our tetherball game at recess.
What do you do when you a hear a Missy song in public today?
When Missy comes on the radio or in public, I immediately pause, feel so sentimental, and start replaying memories in my head.
Do your friends still ask you to do the dances?
Hi-Hat’s choreography is so iconic that my friends ask to learn the routines!
What was your favorite video to film and why?
My favorite video to film was “Work It” because it began the incredible road ahead. Missy was protective and thoughtful of us kids, removing us from the mature scenes and using the clean version when we filmed.
Were you excited to see Missy in the Super Bowl?
I was on a plane coming home from a film premiere when Missy surprised the world! I turned my phone back on and received over 600 messages asking if I was there and if not, why!
Describe Missy in one word?
Legendary.
Is there a reunion in the works?
From your lips to Missy’s ears! I have new music with an urban/pop flare that she would tear up. Missy, let’s start a new wave of music!
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